How common is the surname Novoa?

4,281 people in the United States had the surname Novoa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,120 Americans. It ranked 7,756th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Novoa?

José Augusto, Brazilian recording artist; singer.

Where is the surname Novoa most common?

Wikidata records people named Novoa in Portugal.

Is the surname Novoa getting more or less common?

More common. 3,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,281 in 2010, up 31%.

The surname Novoa

A surname, carried by 4,281 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Novoa is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,281 people named Novoa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,120 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,263.

#7,756

rank among US surnames

4,281

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+31.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,192)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,750	Laskowski	4,284	72,069
#7,752	Ramer	4,283	72,086
#7,753	Carleton	4,282	72,103
#7,756	Morell	4,281	72,120
#7,758	Woodland	4,280	72,137

Who is named Novoa

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Novoa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
White (not Hispanic) 7.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Novoas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

José Augusto
Brazilian recording artist; singer, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Novoa

Novoa has the Soundex code N100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N100.

Questions

How common is the surname Novoa?: 4,281 people in the United States had the surname Novoa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,120 Americans. It ranked 7,756th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Novoa?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Novoa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Novoa?: José Augusto, Brazilian recording artist; singer.
Where is the surname Novoa most common?: Wikidata records people named Novoa in Portugal.
Is the surname Novoa getting more or less common?: More common. 3,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,281 in 2010, up 31%.